M108
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The M-108 self-propelled artillery was introduced, in the early '60s,
to satisfy a specific need of U.S. Army: develop a high mobility howitzer able
to replace the aging M52. The M-108 mobility, achieved thanks to
the powerful diesel turbocharged 8-cylinders engine and to the efficient
suspension system, was its main strength. The armament was formed by the 105 mm
howitzer and by one 12.7 mm machine gun, fitted to the rooftop, for close
defense purposes. The solution based on 105 mm howitzer as main gun, however,
was not so successful. U.S. Army decided in fact very soon to adopt bigger
caliber howitzers characterized by more effectiveness. The M-108 was used during
the Vietnam War but it was gradually flanked and then replaced by self-propelled
155 mm. and 203 mm. artilleries.
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